FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 4, 2023
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
ALD. MARINA DIMITRIJEVIC, CHAIR
Ald. Scott Spiker, Vice-Chair
Ald. Milele A. Coggs, Ald. Michael J. Murphy, and Ald. Mark
Chambers, Jr.
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 414-286-2232; Fax: 414-286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Tea Norfolk , 414-286-8012,
tea.norfolk@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 1:00 PM Room 301-B, Third Floor, City Hall
2024 BUDGET HEARINGS
This is also a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so
via the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel.
Meeting convened at 1:10 p.m.
Present 5 - Dimitrijevic, Spiker, Coggs, Murphy, Chambers Jr.
Also present:
Aycha Sawa, City Comptroller
Nik Kovac, Budget Director
Keith Broadnax, LRB Manager
Tea Norfolk, LRB Fiscal Planning Specialist
1. 230001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2024 budget.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
-Municipal Court
Appearing:
Angelique Pettigrew, Budget Office
Sheldyn Himle, Chief Court Administrator
Charles Hughes, Deputy Court Administrator
Pres. Jose Perez, Common Council/12th Ald. Dist.
Ald. Russell Stamper, II, 15th Ald. Dist.
Ald. Khalif Rainey, 7th Ald. Dist.
Ms. Pettigrew, Chief Court Administrator Himle, and Deputy Court Administrator
Hughes gave a Municipal Court presentation on the following:
2024 Budget Summary, Positions & Salaries, Operating & Equipment Expenditures,
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Special Funds, Special Purpose Accounts, Revenues, Capital Improvement Budget,
Key Performance Measures, 2024 Major Updates from Department, Org Chart,
Department Demographics, Service Delivery, Racial & Equity Inclusion
Pres. Perez requested for lead code violation case data that has gone through
Municipal Court and obtaining a list of the top most egregious offenders.
Ald. Dimitrijevic requested a memo from Municipal Court on entertaining the
incarceration of repeat offenders for nonpayment of fines, particularly citations related
to reckless driving and speeding.
Ald. Murphy requested LRB to draft a letter on the alders' behalf for the Municipal Court
Chief Judge and the City Attorney to respond to on the legality and most permissible
way to address repeat driving offenders and to hold them accountable for their
offenses.
Ald. Stamper requested demographic data on traffic citations based on location and
zip code.
Ald. Rainey requested assistance from LRB to ask the Police Department to respond
on the tracking of locations (as a datapoint) where traffic citations would occur.
-Deferred Compensation
Appearing:
Nathaniel Haack, Budget Office
Beth Conradson-Cleary, Deferred Compensation Executive Director
Mr. Haack and Director Conradson-Cleary gave a Deferred Compensation presentation
on the following:
2024 Budget Summary, Salaries and Positions, Operating Expenses, Equipment
Expenses, Special Funds, Revenues, Key Performance Indicators, Core Services,
Major Updates - Department, Common Council Recognition for Plan Sponsor of the
Year Award, 2023 Communicator Awards, MDCP Featured in Voya Perspective Paper,
MDCP Board Demographics, Racial Equity and Inclusion
-Employes’ Retirement System
Appearing:
Bryan Rynders, Budget Office
Jerry Allen, ERS Executive Director
Larry Langer, CMC Actuary
Melody Johnson, ERS Deputy Director
Daniel Gopalan, ERS
Eric Sauer, ERS
Mr. Rynders, Director Allen, and Mr. Langer gave an Employes' Retirement System
presentation on the following:
Goals and Objectives, Key Performance Indicators, ERS Organization, 2024 Budget
Summary, Salaries and Positions, Operating & Equipment Expenses, Department
Demographics, Pension Payments by Annuitant Geographic Area, Org Chart, ERS
Summary Information, Fund Value of Assets 2007 - June 30, 2023, Benefit Payments
Increaed by 14% from 2018 to 2023, Investment Income is 77% of Revenue from 2018
- 2023, CMERS Investment Performance History Periods Ending June 30, 2023, ERS
20 Year Rolling Average Investment Returns 1978 - 2022, Historical Value Add 1995 -
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2022 CMERS Total Fund, Growth of $1 Since 2000, Annual Returns Peaks and
Troughs, Rolling Fund Returns 1979 - 2022, Act 12 Provisions Significantly Impact
CMERS, Comparative Summary of Assets and Liabilities for Combined Fund Before
and After Act 12, Projected Employer Contributions based on Act 12 and Proposed
Recommendations, Projected Employer Contributions to CMERS Combined Fund
Eligible to be paid from Act 12 Tax Proceeds, Projected Combined Fund ADEC,
Projected Years Until Last Active Employee in CMERS
Ald. Coggs requested to see a copy of the pilot agreement with the Wisconsin Center
District.
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Spiker, Coggs, Murphy, and Chambers Jr.
No 0
Meeting adjourned at 3:47 p.m.
Chris Lee, Staff Assistant
Council Records Section
City Clerk's Office
This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at
http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
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Agenda
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Agenda
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
ALD. MARINA DIMITRIJEVIC, CHAIR
Ald. Scott Spiker, Vice-Chair
Ald. Milele A. Coggs, Ald. Michael J. Murphy, and Ald. Mark
Chambers, Jr.
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 414-286-2232; Fax: 414-286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Tea Norfolk , 414-286-8012,
tea.norfolk@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 1:00 PM Room 301-B, Third Floor, City Hall
2024 BUDGET HEARINGS
This is also a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so
via the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel.
1. 230001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2024 budget.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
-Municipal Court
-Deferred Compensation
-Employes’ Retirement System
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